Scissors



Sept. 18, 1951 R. D. BENNETT SCISSORS Filed Feb. '7, 1949 "Jlli NVENTORsem- D. BENNETT A-r-roznsvs Patented Sept. 18, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE SOISSORS Robcrt D. Bennett, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Application February 7, 1949, Serial No. 74,897

2 Claims. (01; 30-255) This invention relates to an improvement inscissors, which consist of two cutting blades pivotally connectedbetween their ends, and having a finger engaging loop at one end of eachblade. With the present invention, when the scissors are not in use,they are opened to their full extent, with the blades side by side, andthe pointed ends of the blades at the inner end portions of the fingerloops. With my invention, a simple, novel, easily actuated holding orlatching means is supplied to engage with the outer free pointed end ofone of the scissor blades, to releasably hold them in wide openposition, in which position the points are guarded, and the cuttingedges of the blades are also guarded by the bodies of the other bladesalongside, so that the scissors may be carried in a pocket, bag orotherwise as may be desired, without danger of injury to anyone or toany fabric or other material with which they may come in contact; andwith the completely open scissors having the finger loops and blades inlongitudinal aligmnent.

It is a primary purpose of the present invention to provide a novel,very economical, simple and efiective releasable holding means forsecuring the scissors in wide open position for carrying when not inuse, the scissors being readily released for use whenever wanted.

An understanding of the invention may be had from the followingdescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, inwhich,

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the scissors in completely open position andheld in such position when not in use.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the scissors shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevation similar as shown in Fig. 1, with the scissorsreleased for use, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged longitudinal section, substantially onthe plane of line 4--4 of Fig. 2.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figuresof the drawing.

The scissors of conventional structure, include two blades 1 each at oneend having a finger receiving or passing loop 2, generally of an openoval form. The two blades cross each other and are pivotally connectedbetween their ends as at 3, the cutting edges of the blades extendingfrom their pivotal connections to the outer free pointed ends of suchblades, the finger loops 2 being at the opposite ends of the blades. Atthe juncture of a blade with its finger loop 2 in the structure shown,there is an onset shoulder 4 which when the scissors are at fully openposition are directly at the pointed ends of the blades as shown in Fig.2, serving as guards therefor.

A slot 5 is cut at one of the said shoulders between opposite sides ofits associated loop 2, in which a spring detent or holding latch B islocated. Said spring latch comprises a length of spring materialpermanently fastened, as by rivet I or equivalent securing means, nearone end at the outer side of the adjacent finger loop 2. It passesthrough the slot 5, and between its ends, in the slot, is formed with anoutwardly extending detent 8 providing a point receiving recess intowhich the free pointed end of the blade I coming to it seats. Saidspring latching member 6, at its free end, extends beyond the slot 5terminating in a section 9 which is accessible for bending or strainingthe latch toward the adjacent finger loop 2 for disengagement of thelatch and scissors blade.

When the scissors are opened to fully open position, as in Figs. 1 and2, the pointed end of the blade which is associated with latch 9 comesto it and rides over it until it is received in the holding recess atthe detent B. When thus held, the scissor blades are maintained againstmovement until the latch is released. The preferred release of the latchis by pressing against the terminal section 9 of the latch, though b theexertion of force on the finger loops 2 to move them toward each other,a release may be obtained. In such open position and held therein, thepointed ends of the blades are guarded and the cut ting edges thereofare back of the adjacent edges of the sections of the blades between thepivot 3 and the finger loops 2. The scissors may be carried withoutproviding a case or covering for them, in a pocket, hand-bag orotherwise and are instantly released for use when use is wanted.

The invention is very practical and useful. The claims appended heretodefine the invention, which is to be considered comprehensive of allforms of structure coming within their scope.

Iclaim:

1. In a scissors having two blades crossing each other between theirends, the blades being pivotally connected at their point of crossing,each blade being pointed at one end and having a finger engaging memberat its opposite end, said finger engaging members having greaterthickness than the blades and off-set to one side each of its respectiveblade, and each finger receiving member at its inner end having a slottherein in said off-set portion, and a yielding spring latch memberlocated in a slot and secured against the adjacent inner end of one ofsaid finger engaging member in the path of movement of the pointed endof the opposite blade, when said blades are moved about their pivotalconnections to fully open position to lie alongside each other, thepointed end of said opposite blade engaging with said latch member andentering said slot to engage therewith.

2. In a scissors having two blades crossing each other between the endsthereof, and pivotally connected together at their point of crossing,each of said blades having a pointed end and a finger engaging member atthe opposite end, said finger engaging member having a connection tosaid blade including a shoulder portion of greater thickness than thethickness of the blade, said shoulder portion being slotted'b'et'vveenopposite sides, with one side of said slot in the same plane as a sideof its associated blade, the point of the other blade being adapted toenter said slot when the blades are moved to fully open position, in

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